My Personal Blog
When I was living in the Netherlands, I used the FreeStyle Libre as Constant Glucose Monitor (CGM). In the USA this is not covered by my health insurance and I had to try the Dexcom G6. When I was out of my FreeStyle Libre, I went to my pharmacy and I received a packet for … Read more
Yes ! On November 12th 2017 I finished my first Marathon in Las Vegas, NV. My time wasn’t fast and this wasn’t my goal. My goal was just to finish before they close the circuit. Preparation Every person is different and you can read a lot about preparation regarding marathons on internet. I got 5 … Read more
As you can see in my post My First Marathon, I finished the Las Vegas Marathon 2017. It wasn’t a pleasure walk. It needed preparation and a lot of research regarding my diabetes. Here are my personal 5 tips to run with Diabetes and finish a marathon. Tip 1 : Fill yourself with Carbs ! … Read more
Right now I am running for about one year which isn’t long yet. So I don’t have a lot of experience. The only experience I got is how my body reacts with running. Sometimes it’s difficult for me, because of my diabetes. I like to put all experience of others together and try to experiment … Read more
Because I am living in The Netherlands, the metric system is what I know. I hope to run the Marathon of Las Vegas in 2017 and there everything is in Miles. To practies for the Marathon in the USA, I create a conversion chart so that I know how many KM I should run for … Read more
Blogging is fun ! My personal words on the internet and anyone can read those. Twitter is a good medium to spread the word and there are other social media apps. But a lot of people still stick with facebook. To reach more friends and people I just created a Facebook Page, just for my … Read more
To stabalize my sugarlevels, I am eating not much carbs. Now I do love pancakes, but they are filled with carbs. Here’s a recipe with less carbs ! Eggs and Banana ! The recipe is very easy. You will need 2 eggs and 1 banana. The mix it together. and then put them in a … Read more
Right now I got the FreeStyle Libre for a week and although there are some things for improvement, I really like it. Why use it ? As you may know I got diabetes and using the Omnipod. Although I do some running and watch my health, my hba1c value wasn’t great the last 6 months. … Read more
I only drink 100% agave tequila. Why ? Tequila got Alcohol. Is it bad ? First of all : Alcohol is not good for your body. That is the disclaimer. And if you got diabetes and you want to drink some alcohol from time to time, please know what you can drink ! Beer … Read more
May 2007 : Diagnose Diabetes ! When I was 35 years old, the doctor at a hospital told me I am a diabetic ! Not type 1 or type 2, but a MODY. This completely changed my life. How ? Before the diagnose, I drank a lot of water each day. Don’t think 2 liters, … Read more